impossibly

adverb

im·​pos·​si·​bly (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē 

1

: not possibly

2

: to an improbable degree : unbelievably

an impossibly green lawn

Examples of impossibly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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And yet there is also a particle accelerator, impossibly small by today’s standards. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

In the distance, a huge mobile crane, or some other piece of machinery, loomed, impossibly tall, shimmering in the air like a mirage. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for impossibly

• possibly